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Woman in Jammu and Kashmir dies of COVID-19; Death toll reaches to 4

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Jammu, Apr 09: A 61-year-old woman from Udhampur district on Wednesday breathed her last due to Covid-19 infection at the Government Medical College hospital here taking the death toll to four in Jammu and Kashmir.

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According to reports, this is the first death in the Jammu region of the Union Territory as all previous three deaths took place in Kashmir.

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Taking to Twitter, Government spokesperson Rohit Kansal said that the deceased woman was reported to be bedridden and suffering from arthritis.

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Officials said the woman was initially admitted to a hospital with symptoms of chest pain and fever.

After investigation, she was found suffering from pneumonia and accordingly referred to the Jammu hospital where she was tested for coronavirus.

About 1 pm, she was shifted to an isolation ward but her condition deteriorated and she breathed her last around 4 pm, the officials said.

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Jammu and Kashmir has so far reported 158 coronavirus cases, 33 of which were detected on Wednesday, the largest single-day rise in the Union Territory, officials said.

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